Combination-tool.



J. I. MELTON. COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, 1907.

898,667. Patented Sept. 15,1908. I

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' combination tools.

JOHN I. MELTON, or CINCINNATI, onio.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 4, 1907.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Serial No. 355,581.

To a-Zlwhom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN I. MELTON, a

citizen of the United States, resid ng at Cir cinnathin the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Tools, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in One of its objects is to provide an improved form of combination tool whichis readily adapted to be used for a variety of purposes;

, Another object is to provide such a tool .of-

: a form adapted to be employed for the vari- {and terminates in a screw driver a. -t1on of one edge of the shank is provided ing thefjaw B when desired.

. serves to normally nold pawl C n gargageous purposes as readily as though designed solely for the one purpose or use.

Another object is to provide a tool otsimple form adapted to be produced by the process of casting or drop forging.

- It further consists in certain details of form, combination and arrangement, all of which will be more fully set forth in the de- 'scription of the accompanying drawings, in which; y

Figure 1 is a side elevation of rnyim'proved tool. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectionthrough the same on line v o of Fig. 1. Fig. 4c is a side elevation of the tool adaptedfor use as ahack saw. Figs. 5 and 6. are end views of the respective saw brackets or holding arms. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the saw bars.

Referring to Fig. 1 A. representsthe shank or handle of the tool, which has formed integral therewith at one end a cross head A, Which'is adapted at one side a to serve as a wrench jaw, and atthe opp'ositeside a to serve as a hammer. An undercut recess. a serves as a nail or tack puller. The opposite end of the shank has a reduced portipn a with teeth a B represents a sliding or movable wrench jaw adapted to co-act with the jaw a. Jaw B has a rectangular recess b through which the shank A passes. v C represents a pawl pivotedat c to jaw B and seated in a recess 1). therein. Pawl C as shown in Fig. 1 is provided with a spring handle 0 which is'adapted to be pressed against the shank A in grasping the. tool, which firmly locksthe jaw B to'its adjusted position. Handle 0 also serves as a con venient means for lifting the pawl and shift- A spring c ment with the shank A. when the pawl is not i being held in place by handle 0. In Fig. 4 I have shown a modification of the pawl C in which 'the handle a is omitted and a finger c is provided to release the pawl when it is desired to shift jaw B.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the tool adapted to be used as a hack saw. A saw holding arm or bracket D is slotted at (Z to span the shank A, and clamped between the jaws A B, small hooks or lugs d assisting to retain in place. A saw bar E having a rectangular shank eat its head e, seats in one or other of rectangular recesses (if at oppositeends oi the eye (Z of bracket D, the ba. E passing through the eye d F represents a saw bracket having a rectangular recess or eye f to'se'at on the reduced end a of shank A. end bracket F has an eye fterniinating at opposite ends in rectangular recesses f Saw bar G passes through eye f and has a spline g by means of which it is slidingly connected to a rectangular collar 72?, which seats in one of the recesses Bar G is provided with a reduced threa ed shank g, which is threaded At the opposite into the saw handle H, by means of which the desired tension may be put upon the saw, the handle H turning against the collar'h' The saw I is attached to the saw bars by means of hooks or pins h h carried by the respective saw bars.

By reversing one or both of the saw brackets D F as indicated in dotted lines Fig. 4,.

saws of difierent'length may be employed. By giving bar E and collar h a quarter turn the saw may be made to stand at right angles, which is desirable for certain work. HandleH may be adjusted to either bracket D or F as may be found. most convenient for the operator.

By inserting a pin through the holes 7" in bracket .1), bracket D and jaw B may be shifted to any desired position away from jaw A to accommodate shorter saws. The tool herein shown and described. is capable of considerable modification without departing from the principle or my HIVEIP- tron.

.. Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. in an articleot the character indicated a wrench having ashanlg, astationary jawandamovable jaw, a pair; of arms sup orted laterally upon said shank, one of sa1 arms being supported betweensaid aws, and the other arm being supported upon a reduced section of said shank at the opposite end from said aws, said arms being adapted at their extremities to support a saw.

2. A Wrench comprising a shank having clamping jaws at one end and a reduced sectionat the opposite end of said shank, a pair of arms supported laterally upon said shank, one of said arms being sup orted by clamping between said jaws and the other arm supported by means of an eye upon said reduced section of the shank, andmeans at the outer extremities of said arms to support. .a ,saw blade.

' 3. A wrenchcomprising a shankhaving paw-1 to reduced section of't-he shank, and means at the extremities of said arms to support a saw blade' 4. A Wrench comprising a-polygonal shank havin teeth upon. one face, .a stationary wrenc iaw, a movable Wrench jaw, a spring ock said movable jaw and& reduced polygonal section at the opposite end of said "shank, a pair-of arms supportedflaterally ported between said jaws by thejother arm supported by an eye. upon said upon said shank, one of'saidarms being supreduced section of the shank, the outer extremities of said arms being provided with means to support a saw blade;

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses. 1

JOHN I. MELTOX.

' lYitnesse-s:

C. W. MILES,

WALTER- F. MURRAY.

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